Cost of living comparison

Maseru, Lesotho

compared to

Libreville, Gabon

Libreville vs. Maseru Cost of Living Summary

Libreville is 2.4 times more expensive than Maseru.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% more in Libreville
Groceries: pay 60.9% more in Libreville
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Libreville
Housing: pay 5.2 times more in Libreville
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Libreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.8% more in Libreville
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Libreville

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Libreville are more expensive than in Maseru. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Libreville.

Libreville vs. Maseru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libreville instead of Maseru, you would:

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pay 55.3% more for restaurants

	Maseru	Libreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$16.34 FCFA9,445
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.58 LSL206.85	$12.25 FCFA7,084	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 LSL18.38	$1.23 FCFA708	+19.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 LSL9.69	$1.31 FCFA756	+141.0%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 60.9% more for groceries

	Maseru	Libreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 LSL14.66	$1.42 FCFA819	+72.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 LSL47.67	$3.40 FCFA1,968	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 LSL65.17	$9.78 FCFA5,653	+168.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 LSL22.80	$3.39 FCFA1,960	+165.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 LSL55.22	$3.11 FCFA1,799	+0.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LSL15.76	$1.43 FCFA828	+62.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 LSL17.95	$1.16 FCFA671	+15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 LSL17.64	$1.43 FCFA828	+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 LSL20.71	$0.94 FCFA543	-19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LSL10.89	$1.04 FCFA600	+70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 LSL12.27	$1.11 FCFA643	+61.8%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Maseru	Libreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 LSL82.80	$3.89 FCFA2,248	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.40 LSL507.24	$44.93 FCFA25,973	+58.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.98 LSL355,067.43	$27,776.16 FCFA16,056,162	+39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 LSL100.43	$6.82 FCFA3,944	+21.3%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

	Maseru	Libreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.72 LSL405.79	$68.08 FCFA39,353	+199.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.89 LSL2,570.01	$844.18 FCFA487,981	+486.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.89 LSL1,301.91	$490.17 FCFA283,344	+572.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$83.30 FCFA48,150
Average			+419.6%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Maseru	Libreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$29.35 LSL524.15	$118.46 FCFA68,475	+303.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,117.07 LSL19,951.41	$5,310.15 FCFA3,069,560	+375.4%
Average			+339.5%

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pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Maseru	Libreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 LSL33.12	$0.98 FCFA567	-47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.29 LSL23.07	$4.25 FCFA2,456	+228.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.83 LSL86.23	$2.45 FCFA1,417	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.77 LSL388.88	$57.19 FCFA33,057	+162.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.50 FCFA2,603
Average			+73.8%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Maseru	Libreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.60 LSL760.86	$65.36 FCFA37,779	+53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 LSL710.13	$73.53 FCFA42,502	+84.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.35 LSL1,792.25	$44.93 FCFA25,973	-55.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.00 LSL2,536.20	$71.89 FCFA41,557	-49.4%
Average			+8.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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